Education
2020: A Class Dismissed – Elizabeth Dufresne
Elizabeth Dufresne, a senior at Madawaska High School, discusses having a socially distanced prom in the coronavirus era.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Alyssa Finn
Alyssa Finn, a senior at Gray-New Gloucester High School, where her father is the principal, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school — and her after-school job.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Anna LeBlanc
Anna LeBlanc, a senior at Edward Little High School, discusses finishing high school without the typical end-of-year rituals due to the coronavirus.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Rebecca Packard
Rebecca Packard, a senior at Freeport High School and resident of Durham, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Reina and Ronna Ruzigana
Reina and Ronna Ruzigana, seniors at South Portland High School who moved to Maine from Rwanda four years ago, discuss how the coronavirus has impacted their last months of high school.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Chance Walston
After attending Orono High School for three years, Chance Walston returned home to finish high school with his childhood friends at Machias Memorial High School. Then the coronavirus changed things. Chance discusses how the pandemic altered his expectations for senior year.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Shelby Lewis
Shelby Lewis, a senior at Katahdin High School and longtime singer in the chorus, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Tim Farrelly
Varsity athlete Tim Farrelly, a senior at the Vinalhaven School, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted his last months of high school — and his final baseball season.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Bailee Mallett
Bailee Mallett, a senior at Fort Fairfield High School and percussionist in the pep band, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted her last months of high school.
2020: A Class Dismissed – Kiera Eubanks
Varsity basketball star Kiera Eubanks, a senior at Portland High School, discusses how the coronavirus has affected her last months of high school.